REPLACEMENT FOR BUCKTHORN Once you’ve removed invasive buckthorns and honeysuckles, and protected the existing native plants, consider the following native plants to fill the spaces.

SHRUBS COMMON NAME SUN REQUIREMENTS Amelanchier alnifolia Saskatoon Serviceberry/Juneberry~ Full sun to part shade A. sanguinea Round serviceberry Full sun to part shade alternifolia Pagoda Dogwood Sun to full shade C. sericea Red-osier dogwood* Full sun C. racemosa Gray dogwood~ Full sun to part shade Corylus americana Amer. Hazel Full sun to part shade Diervilla lonicera Bush Honeysuckle (native) Full sun to part shade Euonymus atropurpureus Eastern Wahoo~ Full sun to part shade Hamamelis virginiana Witchhazel Full shade to part sun Ilex verticillata Winterberry* Full sun (acidic soil) Physocarpus opulifolius Common Ninebark Full sun to light shade Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry~ Full sun to part shade Rhus glabra Smooth Sumac~ Full Sun R. typhina Staghorn Sumac~ Full Sun Ribes cynsobati Prickly Gooseberry Shade to sun Rosa blanda Early/meadow Wild Rose Full sun to part shade Salix discolor Pussy Willow* Full sun Sambucus canadensis Canada Elder* Full sun S. pubens Red-berried elder Full sun to shade Stapylea trifolia Bladdernut~ Full sun to part shade Spirea alba Meadowsweet* Full sun Symphoricarpos albus Snowberry Full sun to shade Viburnum lentago Nannyberry~ Full sun V. rafinesquianum Downy Arrowwood Full sun to open shade V. trilobum Amercan.High-bush Cranberry* Full sun to part shade Alnus rugosa Speckled Alder* Full sun to part shade

Understory Trees Amelanchier arborea Downy serviceberry/Juneberry Full sun to part shade A. laevis Allegheny Serviceberry/Juneberry Full sun to part shade Carpinus carolineana Blue Beech Full shade to part sun Cornus alternifolia Pagoda dogwood Full shade to sun Crataegus spp. Hawthorn Full to part sun Ostrya virginiana Ironwood Full shade to sun Prunus americana Wild Plum Full sun to part shade Prunus virginiana Choke Cherry~ Full sun to part shade Prunus pensylvanica Pin Cherry~ Full sun to part shade

Trees Sugar Maple Sun to full shade Carya cordiformis Bitternut Hickory Sun to full shade Prunus serotina Black Cherry Full sun to part shade tremuloides Trembling Aspen Full sun to part shade P. grandidentata Big Tooth Aspen Full sun to part shade Quercus Alba White Oak Full sun to part shade Q. macrocarpa Bur Oak Full sun to part shade Q. rubra Northern Red Oak Full sun to part shade Tilia americana American Basswood Sun to full shade Abies balsamifera Balsam Fir (evergreen) Full shade to sun Thuja occidentalis Northern White Cedar (evergreen) Full sun to part shade

~ Plants that will form patches or thickets over time (excellent for wildlife areas, fencerows, or edged-hedges, but not where sprouts from roots are not wanted). * Plants well suited for moist soil. Plants in bold are indigenous to some oak and maple-basswood forest communities. Read descriptions for these plants in the on-line catalog at www.outbacknursery.com

This list prepared by Janet Van Sloun | B.S. Urban & Community Forestry | ISA Certified Arborist | Revised 2/18/14